diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/AvatarWearable.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/AvatarWearable.cs
index 271c90f244..0ba4e65331 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/AvatarWearable.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/AvatarWearable.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 
 //        public static readonly int MAX_WEARABLES = 15;
         public static readonly int PHYSICS = 15;
-        public static readonly int MAX_WEARABLES = 16;
+        public static int MAX_WEARABLES = 16;
 
 
         public static readonly UUID DEFAULT_BODY_ITEM = new UUID("66c41e39-38f9-f75a-024e-585989bfaba9");
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index 369e79dec3..b9b9cd06f2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
                     m_timeInterval = startupConfig.GetInt("timer_Interval", 1200);
                 }
 
+                AvatarWearable.MAX_WEARABLES = startupConfig.GetInt("max_wearables", AvatarWearable.MAX_WEARABLES);
                 string asyncCallMethodStr = startupConfig.GetString("async_call_method", String.Empty);
                 FireAndForgetMethod asyncCallMethod;
                 if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(asyncCallMethodStr) && Utils.EnumTryParse<FireAndForgetMethod>(asyncCallMethodStr, out asyncCallMethod))